Periscope Diagram Ks2. While modern submarines and other high tech vehicles usually use a more complex system of prisms and lenses the basic mirror periscope described below is easy to make at home and provides a clear enough image that it was widely used for military purposes well into the. It has been created by our team of experienced teachers to be a fun activity that combines creativity with key scientific national curriculum aims.
Explore the world through the eyes of somebody else. It has been created by our team of experienced teachers to be a fun activity that combines creativity with key scientific national curriculum aims. Rays of light hitting the mirror of the periscope are reflected twice.
Sep 22 2007 updated.
Periscopes are still used today in tanks and some submarines. From the centre for science education and with support from shell education services these materials help children to investigate light and reflection. The mirrors are fitted into each end of the tube at an angle of exactly 45 degrees 45 so that they face each other. They use this information to create and label their own diagram of a human eye cutting and pasting the descriptions.
